Combination toilet-case.



PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903. QT. Q. A. GATE. COMBINATION TOILET OASE.

APPLIOATION FILED IHB. 28. 1903.

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. UNITED STATES Patented November 17, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN Q. A. OATE, OF ARLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

' COMBINATION TOILET-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,485, dated November17, 1903. Application filed February 28. 1903. Serial No. 145,521. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Q. A. GATE, of Arlington, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented'certain new anduseful Improvements in Combination Toilet-Cases, of which the followingis a specification.

- The main object of this invention is to produce a cabinet-such as achiffonnier or other form of dressing-case, bureau, or the like' havinga disappearing mirror.

The invention will now be fully described: by reference to theaccompanying drawings, and the novel features will be particularlypointed out in the claim at the close of the specification. V

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a rear elevation, partly broken away, of acabinet illustrating the invention,the back sheathing being omitted tomore clearly show the interior mechanism of the device. In this figurethe mirror is shown in its elevated or exposed position. Fig. 2 is arear elevation showing the mirror in its lower or concealed position.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a topplan, partly broken away, showing the hinged cover which closes themirror-opening when the mirror is lowered into the cabinet.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 is the top, 2 the bottom,,3 theleft-hand side, (viewed from the rear,) and 4 the right-hand side, ofthe cabinet.

Through the top of the cabinet, near the rear part thereof, is a slot 5,through which. the mirror 6 extends when in its raised position. Ahinged flap-cover 51 drops down and closes the opening when the mirroris inside the cabinet.

Inside of the cabinet, at opposite ends of the slot, are the standards 77. In the sides of these standards, facing each other, are verticalgrooves 8. Projecting from the sides of the frame of the mirror are pins9, which move in the guide-grooves 8 when the mirror is moved up anddown.

Mechanism is provided by means of which the mirror can be raised intoview above the top of the cabinet and when desired may be.

lowered inside of the cabinet. The mechanwhich forms a cushion forthew'eight.

by a cross-bar 10 at the lower ends and also by a cross-bar 11 at somedistance above the bottom. Fastenedto the lower cross-bar 10 of themirror-frame is one end of a-cord 12, which passes up over a pulley 13,secured to the top 1 of the cabinet, thence down to a weight 14, withwhich it is also connected. The weight is provided with eyes15,projecting from its sides, and through'said eyes pass the verticalguide-rods l6.

l7, and mounted on said springs is a seat 18,

Fastened to the intermediate cross-bar 11 of the mirror-frame is one endof a cord 19,,which passes down around a pulley 20, secured to the lowerpart of the cabinet, thence around a second pulley 21 in the lowerpartof the cabinet, and thence up to one end of a lever Coiled around. the.lower ends of said guide-rods are springs 22, with which it isconnected. Said lever 22 passes through a slot 23 in the standard 24, a

slot (not shown) in standard 25, and slot 28 in the side 4 of thecabinet, and is fulcrumed on a pivot 29 in the slotted standard 25. Theslots through which the lever passes are long enough to permitsufficient movement of the lever in a vertical plane to raise and lowerthe mirror the distance desired, By pressing down on the handle 30 ofthe lever it is obvious that through the cord 19 and the pulleys aroundwhich it passes the mirror will be pulled down, and through the cord 12and pulleys around which it passes the weight. 14 will be raised, andthat when the weight 14 descends the mirror will be raised.

When the mirror is fully lowered, it will be locked, by meanshereinafter described, to prevent the weight 14 from falling, and thusraising the mirror until it is unlocked. When the mirror is unlocked andthe lever 22 is left free to move on its fulcrum, the weight 14 willdescend and raise the mirror. As the mirror rises it will engage theflap-cover and throw it open. Preferably the top of the mirror-frame isbeveled rounding, so that it will strike the cover on the side oppositethe hinge. y

The mechanism for fastening the mirror in its elevated position is asfollows: Projecting laterally from the standard 7 is a bracket 31,supported by which in a horizontal position in front of one of the sidebars 9 of the mirrorframe is a barrel 32,'within which is a pin or boltl 33, whose forward end is pressed byaspring 34 Within the said barrel32, said spring tending to press the said pin against the side bar ofthe mirror-frame, and when the mirror is in its lowermost position thesaid bolt 33 is in alinement with a socket 35 in the said side bar andis forced into said socket by said spring. Fastened to the shank 36 ofsaid bolt is a cord 37, whose other end is connected to a pull-lever 38,which works through a hole in the front 39 of the cabinet, the saidpulllever having a shoulder 40 to form a stop.

When it is desired to raise the mirror, the lever 38 is pulled, so as towithdraw the bolt 33 from the socket in the mirror-frame, and the weightwill then descend and raise the mirror.

When it is desired to lower the mirror, the handle of lever 22 is pusheddown, thereby causing the mirror to descend, and when it has descendedfar enough for the socket 35 to come into alinement with the bolt thespring 34c will throw the bolt into the socket and hold the mirroragainst elevation by the weight until the bolt is again withdrawn. Afterthe handle has been pushed down to lower the mirror, as just describedand as shown in Fig. 2, as soon as the hand is removed from the handle30 the arm of the lever on the other side of the fulcrum from thehandle, be-

ing heavier than the handle side of the lever, will drop by gravity andraise the handle. The advantage of having the lever heavier on one side,so as to drop as described, is to avoid the necessity of having theweight 14 move the lever, so that the weight 14 need be only sufficientto overcome the weight of the mirror.

It is obvious that springs may be made to do the Work of the weights. 1

What I claim is- In combination with a cabinet, a mirror, a slot in thetop of the cabinet for the passage of the mirror, a lever pivoted withinthe cabinet one arm of which projects through an opening in the side ofthe cabinet, a flexible connection between the inner arm of the leverand the mirror whereby the mirror may be drawn into the cabinet byoperating the lever, means for fastening the mirror in its loweredposition, and mechanism which tends to raise the mirror and which doesraise and hold it in its raised position when the fastening is released,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM A. COPELAND, OSCAR F. HILL.

